A Woman Who Grew Up in the Zagros Mountains
This poem was written by Ruken Viyan Gever in tribute to comrade Emîne Erciyes, a vanguard PKK and PAJK militant and commander in the YJA-Star women‘s guerrilla forces, who was martyred in 2020 in the Medya Defence Zones.
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Global Day of Action Against Operation Kagar
Lêgerîn Britain Committee Image from: Karapatan.org In the forests of central India a war is being waged against the indigenous and Adivasi people. For years the ruling Modi BJP government has been strangling the peoples of India between two hands. In the one hand is the intense Hindu fascism and nationalism that is trageting the rich diversity of peoples, languages and religions in India. Targeting in particular the Muslim population and seeking to create a homogeneous Hindu
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Heval Emine: A symbol of the women’s revolution and the unity of peoples
Emine Erciyes was a member of the YJA Star (Free Women’s Troops) and HPG Command Council (People’s Defense Forces), and of the YJA Star Central Headquarters Command, who fell in 2020 in the Medya Defense Zones. As a Turkmen woman, her struggle represents a powerful symbol of internationalism and friendship between peoples. Çiğdem Doğu, member of the KJK Executive Council (Kurdistan Women’s Union), spoke about her in a recent interview. Şehîd Emine Erciyes I remember my comrad
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